Unsubscribing From a Mailing List

If the mailing list you would like to unsubscribe from is
in the list on our mailing lists page,
then you don't need to use your mail client to unsubscribe, you can do
so on the web, using the form on the page. If you still need
to find out what email address you used to subscribe, the instructions
on this page can help.

First off, if your email address has changed since you subscribed, don't
panic! If you are still able to receive mail at your old email address,
you can still unsubscribe without having to wait for someone to do it
manually! An explanation of how to unsubscribe an email address other
than your current one from the mailing lists is located
further below.

Simple unsubscribe by email

To unsubscribe from one of those mailing lists, all you usually need to
do is send an email to listname-unsubscribe@lists.php.net
(substituting the name of the list for listname
— for example, php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net).

If you are subscribed to the digest version of the
mailing list, you need to send an email to
listname-digest-unsubscribe@lists.php.net.

You will get an automated response with further instructions on how to
unsubscribe from the list. You are not simply unsubscribed immediately
so that someone can't unsubscribe other people from the list without
their consent.

Find out the email address used to subscribe

If you get a reply that says you are not subscribed to the mailing list,
but you are receiving mailing list traffic, it may be because your email
is now coming from a different address than when you first subscribed.
(This is determined using the SMTP "envelope sender", not
the 'From:' or any other header in your email. So you may not have
changed anything, it may have been a change to your mail server or
at your ISP.)

To determine what email address is subscribed to the mailing list that
you are receiving the messages from, you'll need to inspect the headers
of one of those messages. The email address will be encoded in the
'Return-Path' header with the @-sign replaced with an equals (=) sign.
For example, if the subscribed email address is
joecool@example.com, the 'Return-Path' header will look
something like:

From the main Pine menu, type 'S' for 'Setup', then 'C' for 'Config'.
Use the space bar and down arrow to scroll until you reach the
[ ] enable-full-header-cmd option. Type 'X' in the box
to toggle the option on. Type 'E' to exit 'Config', and 'Y' to save
changes. The next time you read a message, type 'H' and the full
headers will be displayed at the top of the message. Type 'H' again
to hide the headers.

Unsubscribe with a different email address

To unsubscribe an address like this that is different from what the
mailing list software recognizes as your own address, you need to send mail to
listname-unsubscribe-joecool=example.com@lists.php.net
(or -unsubscribe-digest-, if the address is subscribed to the
digest format of the list).

Once you have done that, you will receive a message at that email address
with instructions on how to complete your unsubscription request.

Still need help?

If you are receiving mail from one of the mailing lists, there should be
absolutely no reason that you would be unable to unsubscribe yourself from
the list, except for your ability to follow these directions. However, if
you find yourself unable to unsubscribe from the mailing list, send an
email to php-list-admin@lists.php.net. Make sure to include the
complete headers from one of the messages you have
received from the mailing list. Keep in mind that there's a human being
at the other end of that last email address, so you'll have to be patient.